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German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɪmp͡f/
- Hyphenation: Glimpf
Noun
Glimpf m (strong, genitive Glimpfes, no plural)
- (obsolete) leniency
1843, Brothers Grimm, “Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 326:Denn wer dem Herrn befiehlt seine Sach, / schweigt, leidet, wartet, betet, braucht Glimpf, thut gemach, / bewahrt Glaub und gut Gewissen rein, / dem will Gott Schutz und Helfer sein.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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